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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Books to go with Our Island Story...

My kids are enthralled by British history, and Our Island Story, by H. E. Marshall, outdated though it may be, is a lovely story-like approach to said history.

Some books I think would compliment it (from the Roman invasions of Britain to the Victorian age)...

Eagle of the Ninth, by Rosemary Sutcliff (movie version perhaps?)The Story of Siegfried, by James BaldwinKing Arthur & His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn GreenBeowulf the Warrior, by Ian SerrailierThe Story of Roland, by James BaldwinBlack Fox of Lorne, by Marguerite de AngeliThe Hidden Treasure of Glaston, by Eleanore M. Jewett
For Cassia: Eleanore: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, by Kristina GergoryRobin Hood, by Roger Lancelyn GreenThe Door in the Wall, by Marguerite de Angeli
For The Boy: Castle Diary: The Journey of Tobias Burgess, Page, by Richard Platt The Canterbury Tales, by Geraldine McCaughreanMen of Iron, by Howard PyleThe Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain
For Cassia: Elizabeth: Red Rose of Tudor, by Kathryn LaskyThe Questing Knights of the Faerie Queen, by Geraldine McCaughrean The Shakespeare Stealer, by Gary BlackwoodMaster Cornhill, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens (movie version perhaps?)David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, etc., by Charles Dickens
For The Girl: Victoria: May Blossom of Brittania, by Anna Kirwa

There are also World Landmark books, books like A Little Princess, Horrible Histories, etc., that would make good additions!